ozca

Galician

Alternative forms

• ozco, osca, oscra, osquia

Etymology

From Gaulish *osca (“notch”), from Proto-Celtic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔzka̝/

Noun

ozca f (plural ozcas)

1. spiral notch in the spindle
2. slit, cleft
3. gorge, pass, defile

References

• “ozca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ozca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ozca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.